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en-usPhys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine.New search tool for inactive patentsA new patent search tool developed by engineers at Michigan Technological University makes it easier to discover and track inactive patents.http://phys.org/news/2016-11-tool-inactive-patents.html
Engineering Tue, 15 Nov 2016 06:39:35 ESTnews398414365CloudLab, a new system for making online video presentationsLabHipermedia, a spin-off with participation by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), has designed a technology that improves the learning experience of instructors and users who employ video as a teaching and learning tool.http://phys.org/news/2016-05-cloudlab-online-video.html
Software Mon, 09 May 2016 09:10:41 ESTnews382003833Yahoo folding up map site as priorities shift (Update)Yahoo will fold up its online map service this month as it strives to re-capture past glory by re-inventing itself as a premier venue for digital lifestyles.http://phys.org/news/2015-06-yahoo-sections.html
Business Fri, 05 Jun 2015 12:00:01 ESTnews352722845Facebook pushes search feature to more usersUsers who may have grown frustrated with Facebook's rudimentary search feature are getting an updated version designed to make it easier to find people, places and photos on the site.http://phys.org/news/2013-07-facebook-feature-users.html
Internet Mon, 08 Jul 2013 05:15:02 ESTnews292479289NASA launches interactive website to design interplanetary missionsA small group of engineers at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., have launched a new web-based tool for scientists and engineers to use when designing spacecraft trajectories to interplanetary destinations.http://phys.org/news/2013-03-nasa-interactive-website-interplanetary-missions.html
Space Exploration Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:43:08 ESTnews281706180Review: Searching for answers on FacebookFacebook has unveiled a new search tool that gives users a chance to sift through the photos, places and other information available on the site—all through the lens of their social connections.http://phys.org/news/2013-01-facebook.html
Internet Wed, 16 Jan 2013 09:07:34 ESTnews277549636New, content-based geographic map search tool unveiledA new digital map-search tool will be described by University of Cincinnati Professor Tomasz Stepinski at an international conference Sept. 20. Stepinski said the new tool, known as LandEx, is only the first of several applications to emerge from his research on application of query-by-image-content systems to thematic maps.http://phys.org/news/2012-09-content-based-geographic-tool-unveiled.html
Earth Sciences Wed, 19 Sep 2012 11:07:49 ESTnews267271660Landslide fatalities are greater than previously thoughtLandslides kill ten times more people across the world than was previously thought, according to research by Durham University, UK.http://phys.org/news/2012-08-landslide-fatalities-greater-previously-thought.html
Earth Sciences Wed, 15 Aug 2012 19:00:01 ESTnews264261447Microsoft service makes research a social affair An "experimental" project by Microsoft to mix online social networking and academic research was open to the public on Monday.http://phys.org/news/2012-05-microsoft-social-affair.html
Internet Tue, 22 May 2012 04:29:43 ESTnews256879775Google giving details of requests to remove contentGoogle on Monday began detailing the reasons behind government requests it receives to remove content from its services and whether or not it has complied.http://phys.org/news/2011-06-google-content.html
Internet Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:07:06 ESTnews228395206Startup creates a biologically inspired picture search engine(PhysOrg.com) -- We all like to get the best deal possible for the things that we buy but you do not always have the time to go from shop to shop in order to find what you want. Luckily, there is a search tool that can help you to that without using the extra gas. This search tool is a bit different than simply using Google to find the prices. It begins by taking a picture of the item in question. Once your phone takes its snapshot it will begin to look for the item and then give you a look at the prices that you can get in local shops or on the web. This is similar to the bar code scanning applications that are currently on the market only it works with a standard cell-phone photos.http://phys.org/news/2011-06-startup-biologically-picture.html
Software Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:21:12 ESTnews227895350Photos from stolen laptop lead to man's arrest(AP) -- When he couldn't get help from police, Joshua Kaufman went online and used Twitter and a blog to help track down his stolen laptop.http://phys.org/news/2011-06-photos-stolen-laptop.html
Other Thu, 02 Jun 2011 05:06:32 ESTnews226209975Google adds non-stop flight data to search results(PhysOrg.com) -- Using Google to search for flights is nothing new but that search tool just got a serious boost. The company announced on Friday that it is adding flight schedules to all of their travel related searches. http://phys.org/news/2011-05-google-non-stop-flight-results.html
Internet Tue, 31 May 2011 13:02:54 ESTnews226065760Google opens online boutique for stylish womenGoogle sauntered into the world of haute couture on Wednesday with the launch of boutiques.com, an online shop that matches hot fashions to women's tastes.http://phys.org/news/2010-11-google-online-boutique-stylish-women.html
Internet Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:00:09 ESTnews209223705New online Google tool shows where services blocked (Update)Google released a new online tool on Tuesday that shows where the Internet giant's services and products such as YouTube are being blocked around the world.http://phys.org/news/2010-09-online-google-tool-blocked.html
Internet Tue, 21 Sep 2010 13:22:14 ESTnews204294125Re-learning how to help professionals share their practice(PhysOrg.com) -- Online tools developed in Europe have created completely new approaches in pedagogy -- the science of education.http://phys.org/news/2010-05-re-learning-professionals.html
Software Fri, 14 May 2010 08:10:04 ESTnews193041100Google launches online flu shot finderGoogle on Tuesday launched an online tool for tracking down where to get vaccinations against H1N1 and seasonal influenza in the United States.http://phys.org/news/2009-11-google-online-flu-shot-finder.html
Internet Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:08:00 ESTnews177145524Blinkx adds music video search toolOnline video search engine blinkx launched a new tool Tuesday to find and watch music videos on the Internet.http://phys.org/news/2009-10-blinkx-music-video-tool.html
Internet Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:20:03 ESTnews175870843Twitter's becoming an important tool for job seekers and employersAs the Internet's microblogging superhero Twitter continues to balloon with 40 million users worldwide and countless apps like Twhirl and TweetDeck, the Twittersphere has been overrun lately with refugees from the real world's recession:http://phys.org/news/2009-10-twitter-important-tool-job-seekers.html
Internet Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:10:01 ESTnews174207731AP proposes new article formatting for the Web(AP) -- The Associated Press is proposing that publishers attach descriptive tags to news articles online in hopes of taming the free-for-all of news and information on the Web and generating more traffic for established media brands.http://phys.org/news/2009-07-ap-article-formatting-web.html
Internet Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:56:58 ESTnews166470997Google increasingly battles Facebook in search(AP) -- Google has identified social networking sites like Facebook as growing competitors in search, a company spokesman said Monday.http://phys.org/news/2009-05-google-increasingly-facebook.html
Internet Mon, 25 May 2009 12:05:17 ESTnews162471892Google refines searches for pictures and newsGoogle on Monday unveiled software tools that let people search the Internet using pictures or chronologically organize results of queries for news.http://phys.org/news/2009-04-google-refines-pictures-news.html
Internet Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:19:40 ESTnews159520657One stop-shop for seamount managers and researchers: Launch of new SeamountsOnline portalA free online portal is providing deep-sea researchers and managers with new tools for finding and accessing information on the biological communities that live on seamounts (undersea mountains), facilitating improved management of seamount resources, and conservation of seamount habitat.http://phys.org/news/2009-03-stop-shop-seamount-seamountsonline-portal.html
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